The new Passat 1.6 & Toyota Avensis 2L diesel
No offense but they are two seriously boring cars to drive.
Have you looked at the Mazda 6 or the Mondeo 2.0L TDCI?
I haven’t driven the diesel Mazda 6 and they do have a history of problems with their diesel engines but the petrol one is a great drivers car.
The 2.0L diesel Mondeo is, in my opinion, nearly as good as a 2.0D BMW 5-series to drive. It is very big, very reliable and gives around 50MPG (urban/rural mix).
If I was in the market for a Passat or an Avensis I’d buy a Mondeo.
A 2nd-hand BMW 320d (post 95) would be my choice. If that was out of budget the 318i petrol does pretty good mpg too..
MPG Urban 35 mpg
MPG Extra Urban 53 mpg
MPG Combined 45 mpg
http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/specs/detail/?v=MBMWD3000114
It's a bit smaller than the two the OP is looking at.
The 520D second hand would be good but BMW's are expensive to service.
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